Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-k-
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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Uralic *-k.
Morpheme
*-k-
- ? Present tense, indicative mood marker.
Reconstruction notes
This marker has no direct evidence.
It is usually reconstructed to allow to explain the gemination of the first-person and second-person plural personal verb endings *-ma and *-ta to *-mmV and *-ttV in descendants, supposing their earlier forms to have been *-k-mV and *-k-tV.[1]
No remnants of this marker can be seen with other personal endings, except perhaps with the reflexive suffix *-sën (*-k-sën).
References
- ^ Petri Kallio (2021) “Kaksikko aina kaunihimpi? Itämerensuomalaisten possessiivisuffiksien taustaa”, in Taina Saarikivi, Janne Saarikivi, editors, Turhan tiedon kirja: Tutkimuksista pois jätettyjä sivuja (Kirjokansi; 291) (in Finnish), pages 157-173